First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team have been tasked to the area of Luccombe near Shanklin this afternoon (Friday).  The independent lifeboat is currently searching off the base of the cliffs between Shanklin and Ventnor,...

6 Bangladeshi nationals and an Indian national have been arrested and detained by Home Office officials following immigration raids in Cowes last night (Thursday). Enforcement officers burst through the door of Bahar Tandoori on the High Street at around 18:00...

Ryde Inshore Rescue were called into action on the other side of the Solent earlier this evening (Thursday). An overdue dinghy sparked concern shortly before 21:15 and resulted in the mainland-based Hillhead  Coastguard Rescue Team and the Island's own independent lifeboat...

A street in Ryde has been partially cordoned off due to a building being deemed unsafe by the Isle of Wight Council. Heras fencing has been erected surrounding a residential address on John Street tonight (Thursday) after what is understood...

UPDATED: Forensic officers are reported to have been in attendance at a block of flats in Freshwater last night and into the early hours of this morning (Thursday). According to sources, Police were situated outside the property on Hooke Hill...

UPDATED WITH PHOTO GALLERY: A motor boat has burst into flames at Ryde Harbour this afternoon (Wednesday), sending black smoke billowing into the skies. Fire crews from Ryde and Newport are attending the incident on the Esplanade alongside Bembridge Coastguard...

UPDATED: A van and a coach have been involved in a road traffic collision in Havenstreet this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident has occurred on Combley Road - the main road through the village towards Briddlesford Road. Police are en-route to the...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at HMP Isle of Wight this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 pumping appliances and an aerial ladder appliance from Newport are on scene at Albany prison off Parkhurst Road, Newport....

UPDATE: HM Coastguard, Police and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat are all involved in an ongoing search between Sandown and Shanklin this evening (Monday).  The independent lifeboat is currently conducting a shoreline search down towards Luccombe Chine, whilst Coastguard teams conduct...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a combine harvester fire on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Monday).  A John Deere combine has caught alight in a field near to Froglands Lane, Carisbrooke. 2 appliances from...